St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1887-06-19

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town of ST Paul. He took the insideS
all out of that orange and then went
into the coal business with e. W. GrlggS
and George Acker, in the old two-Story
red brick that stood where the Mann
heimer block now stands. Favorable
contracts were again made with rail-
roads. Money was made ana
in due time that orange peel
was thrown aside. He struck
then for the Red river trade. and the
story is told of him that after While
the Winnipeggers began TO complain
shat they had to pay the Red river boats
too much money for freightS. The
rates, they said. We're eX0rbitant. BY
that time another idea had struck into
Mr.. Hills head. He saw the Red river
country. also the Importance OF rail-
road up there. The arrangements were
made TO secure the old st. Paul " Pa
cific road, and then he said to the men
of Winnipeg: Very well, you say we
are charging you too much, and making
too much money out of you. Now you
buy us out and run the boats your
selves" The Old Dominion fellows who
had more money that they knew what to
do with bit at once. They took Hill
at his word and bought out the boat
company and started to run the boats
themselves. Soon after.Hill and others
bought up the old st. Paul IL Pacific,
now the Manitoba road, and extended
her right up to the boundary line. The
boats left the river. That was the third
orange. Now the head of Jim Hill'
is sending the Manitoba to the Pacific at
the rate of five or six miles a day. lie
is undoubtedly one of the abiest and
shrewdest business men IN st. Paul TO,
day and is destined to WELD powerful
intiTppnn in railroad orioles of the North
west in the future.
Edward Sawyer is one of the most
quiet and pleasant railroad men in st.
Paul. He speaks softly, and smiles
winningly, and at the same time guards
the secrets of the Manitoba road with
unremitting care. His clothes are gen
teel, and while he does not claim to be
an AdoniS, he IS one OF the S0liu men OF
the Manitoba.
The question is often asked why MIR.
Allen Marvel was not an Episcopal min
lister. He is cut out for that kind of
profession, has a tall, imposing presence
and commanding appearance. When
one comes to think about it, it does seem
to be very remarkable for man OF such
principles and qualifications to be en-
gagged in such worldly pursuits as rail
reading.
Nature was in a careful and accurate
mood when II. c. Ives head was
moulded. He is one of the best natured
men in the world and was never known
to make mistake. Talking is not much
in his line, while acting is his strongest
hold.
1t is not every day that a man like W.
S. Alexander can be found. Ii there is
anything that he delights i'll it is to cir
cumyent some railroad on freights. The
matter of bringing into Minnesota from
San Francisco against all other roads
several thousand barrels Of sugar. and
thousands of chests of tea from Yol,O-
hama will furnish him with delight for
the best part of three months.
J. i. Rice, the well known Superin-
tendent OF the st. Cloud IL Fergus Falls
division of the Manitoba, enjoys the
proud distinction of running the first
train out of st. Paul over the St. Paul
d Pacific road. He tells many interest
ing experiences of his railroad life in
the early days of this vigorous young
city The tracks were not as good as they
now are, nor were the engines nor the
cars. Railroading twenty-five or thirty
years ago iii Minnesota, he thinks, was
not as pleasant as it is now. ''Jud Rice"
as he is called, knows how this is if
anybody does.
+. B. Clarke does not think there is
any pleasure in going down to Chicago
every few days to attend rate meetings.
1t is the interstate law that makes this
necessary. He thinks there is much
more fun in writing poetry.
1t is a great misfortune that E. F.
Dodge does not have good square
chance to put his freight ideas into OPP
Grafton. He has good ones.
w. II. Fisher of the st. Paul & Du-
luth, does not think much of being pes
tered with railroad suits by Stockh0ld-
erS who are used by other roads as tools
to impede the progress of a road
James Smith, Jr., is veteran railroad
man, and grew up with the ST. Paul Il
Duluth, which he regards as having a
magnificent future before it. He is one
of the most accomplished lawyers in
Minnesota, with keen eye always open
for little fun, too.
2. A. Rockwell is one of the most in
duStriOus men in the business, and has
no difficulty whatever in putting IN
Twenty-Five hours work every dav.
j. S. Mccullough don't see why the
city ticket offices should not be kept
open i'll the evening. He says business
is business. and ought to be attended TO.
Mai Postlethwaite finds his hands
full of business with his board of edu-
cation added to his railroad and other
work, but everything goes with such a
versatile and accomplished gentleman.
When the Northern Pacific let Col.
ClOugh go the road parted with first
class man, and one that it will be hard
to equal. The road could hardly do
otherwise. j. J. Hill offered Clough too
much. 1t would not do for the counsel
of the road to be receiving bigger
salary than the vice president and gen
eral manager was receiving.
They say that when S. l.. Moore, of
the Northern Pacific, goes out to Miles
City to attend the big meeting of the
cattle men. that he proves a general
''masher." He does not let any such
nonsense as that Interfere with business
however.
C.. B. Lamborn. who has control of all
the lands of the Northern Pacific. is n
man that has his hands full. IL is a big
undertaking to handle them all judici,
Ously. They constitute an immense
body and stretch over vast amount OF
territory, and out of their disposal. in
Vulnerable questions arise that involve
law points of great difficulty of settle
ment. 1t is said that the board of
directors at the annual meeting i'm
Landlords services and put in his place
another. There are these who will not
hesitate to say that the change will be
made not because Mr. Lam5orn had not
the necessary ability to attend to the
duties of his office, but because he went
Ntraight forward in the performance of
his duty and disposed of the lands to the
best interests of the road. as an entirety,
alsd without any desire or intention to
advance the real estate interests Of one
director to the disadvantage. of another.
II cne director buys up large interest
in one town on the road and another
director buys up large interest in
another town a short distance away OH
the line of the same road, what is the